How To Password Protect A Folder ?
1. Open Notepad and Copy code given below into it.
- cls
- @ECHO OFF
- title techno-nerdz.blogspot.com
- if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
- if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder
- :CONFIRM
- echo Are you sure to lock this folder? (Y/N)
- set/p “cho=>”
- if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
- if %cho%==y goto LOCK
- if %cho%==n goto END
- if %cho%==N goto END
- echo Invalid choice.
- goto CONFIRM
- :LOCK
- ren MyFolder “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
- attrib +h +s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
- echo Folder locked
- goto End
- :UNLOCK
- echo Enter password to Unlock Your Secure Folder
- set/p “pass=>”
- if NOT %pass%== techno-nerdz goto FAIL
- attrib -h -s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
- ren “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” MyFolder
- echo Folder Unlocked successfully
- goto End
- :FAIL
- echo Invalid password
- goto end
- :MDMyFolder
- md MyFolder
- echo MyFolder created successfully
- goto End
- :End
2. Save the notepad file as lock.bat (.bat is must)3. Now double click on lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name MyFolder4. Copy all your data you want to protect in that New folder
5. Now double click on lock.bat and when command promp appears Type Y and press enter.
6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from you view, to access that folde double click on lock.bat
7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is techno-nerdz)
- To change the password replace ‘techno-nerdz’ with new password in the above code.
Enjoy..!!